The four didn't have far to go. It wasn't even ten minutes before they found the house. When Rose looked at it she saw it was more like a shack. The building half-hidden amongst the tangle of trunks. It seemed to be in a very strange location to choose for a house, or else an odd decision to leave the trees growing nearby, blocking all light and the view of the valley below. its walls were mossy and so many tiles had fallen off the roof that the rafters were visible in places. Nettles grew all around it, their tips reaching the windows, which were tiny and thick with grime. Rose was about to grab the door handle when Snape grabbed her hand. "Wait do you think it would be that easy. Use your head! He probably put a curse on it," Said Snape. She looked at him and smiled. "I knew you cared. You can act all angry but inside you really care." He dropped her hand and whipped out his wand.

Snape set to work checking for curses and trying to break the curse on the house while Rose took Ron with her. The two were searching around the back of the house when Ron started to talk. "I don't get it Rose you aren't anything like Student. The Git treats you like someone special, but as far as I can tell you have no relation." Rose started to laugh and shook her head at Ron. "Oh, Ron there is so much you don't understand." "then tell me. How can I understand if you don't tell me?" Rose stopped and looked at him. "You really want to know?" Ron nodded his head. "Fine, but this cannot get back to Hermione or anyone else except Harry. Do you understand me." He nodded again.

Rose pulled out her necklace from under her shirt. "Do you know what this is Ron?" "That's a time-turner! But how do you have one?" "It was a gift to me to alter the past. I am not Rose Black. I am your best friend Hermione Granger." Ron stumbled backwards and fell. "But how?" "Simple Ronald I used the time-turner. I came to change the past. Change the fates and end the war by the end of this year." Ron was about to say something when Hermione came running around the corner. "Rose! Ron! Professor Snape…." She began. Rose pulled Ron up and ran to the front of the house.

Severus was unconscious but breathing. "Severus, come on wake up." Tears brimmed her eyes. She turned towards Hermione. "What Happened!" "He thought he broke the curse and touched the door and then he was blasted with some kind of weird energy. I'm Sorry!" she cried. "What an idiot. Ron, I need you to concentrate. Remember when Harry spoke Parseltongue. Try saying open to the snake on the door. Hermione help me." Hermione joined Rose on the ground next to Snape while giving her a weird look as to how she knew that Harry could speak Parseltongue. "Hermione grabbed his wand while Rose used her own to run some tests on him. "Of course, a sleeping curse." Said Rose. "Sleeping curse isn't that just from fairy tales?" asked Hermione.

"Usually, but when they happen in the wizarding world they are much worse. They can sleep for years and never wake up even worse there are tons of various kinds. We have to get back to poppy to get the cure." Just then the two heard a click as the door to the Gaunt shack opened. The three stepped inside. The floor was rotting away. "What are we looking for?" asked Hermione. "A ring. I must warn you to stick together with me though as I have no idea what else could be lurking around." The three walked carefully around the shack until through the floor boards Rose saw a tiny gold box. She got on the floor and started to pull the boards away. Eventually she was able to reach the box. Rose grabbed it and opened the box to reveal the ring. "Got it. Let's go." They walked out of the house and Rose used her wand to set the curses back upon the house making it look as if it was undisturbed. "Why did you do that?" asked Hermione.

"I'll explain later, but right now I need you to do exactly as I say. Hermione, you and Ron are going to apparate together while I take Severus." Hermione suddenly looked very alarmed. "What!? But I can't! I haven't been trained." Rose looked straight into Hermiones' eyes. "Listen to me Hermione. Yes, you can. Just visualize where you want to be. I will be right behind you okay." Said Rose. Hermione nodded and grabbed Rons arm. "Good. Now I want you to visualize yourself in the potions classroom all the tiny details and you are standing in front of Severus' desk. Got it?" she asked. Hermione nodded. "Good now imagine you are there."

It an instant Ron and Hermione were gone. Rose went over to Snape and wrapped her arms around his waist after pocketing the ring. "Severus, I promise you will be okay. I'm doing the best I can for you so hold on please." With a pop, she was gone and reappeared in Severus' classroom to see a fairly sick Ron and a beaming Hermione. "I knew you could do it." Hermione went to get Madam Pomfrey while Rose set Severus down and went to grab Ron a potion. "Here Ron this should help." He took the flask from her and drank it down. He smiled feeling better as Hermione came in with Madam Pomfrey.

Madam Pomfrey levitated Snape to the hospital wing and Rose walked to the headmaster's office as Ron and Hermione went to find Harry.